October 6, 2005 7:49 PM

havasuman said:

I have a pioneer dvr-810h with a bad hard drive. Doesn't seem to be an instantcake product for this model so i tried the universal boot cd. I am a computer tech but I am not familar with linux commands so it is no problem to attach the new drive in a computer and boot from the cd but what am i supposed to do at the # prompt? Tried installing the drive in the Tivo unit after running the cd but it won't get past "powering up". Is there any way to recover this unit?

In order to use the Univeral Boot CD you need to follow an upgrade guide, and in your situation, you'd still need a good image of a DVR810H to restore to your new drive.

In your situation, your best bet is to consider a replacement drive kit for your DVR810 or order a 'recertification' and send your new drive to us.

You can read about the recertification services here:

http://www.ptvupgrade.com/products/services.html

Or review replacement drive kit options for your unit here:

http://www.ptvupgrade.com/db/upgrade/?manufacturer_id=9&model_id=DVR-810H&category_id=17

For answers to commonly asked questions, please refer to the
InstantCake Instructions and Release Notes,
Official InstantCake Discussion Thread, and the
Official PTVnet Discussion Thread